Iran conducts military drills and challenges US tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran announced a test of a new naval air defense missile and launched war drills in the Strait of Hormuz. The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the strait is under 24-hour surveillance.

During this period, Iranian gunboats approached and challenged a US-flagged oil tanker in the same waterway. The incidents occurred as the US military was conducting increased operations in the area ahead of planned talks between the two countries.